With this example we are going to demonstrate how to create a Thread with a Runnable. We have created a Thread with a Runnable as described below:
- We have created
ThreadWithRunnableExamplethat implements Runnable and overrides itsrun()API method. In this method the Runnable’s thread sleeps using sleep(long millis) API method of Thread. - We create a new Thread with this runnable, and all its
start()method so that its execution begins.
Let’s take a look at the code snippet that follows:
package com.javacodegeeks.snippets.core;
public class ThreadWithRunnableExample implements Runnable {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Thread t = new Thread(new ThreadWithRunnableExample(), "Child Thread");
t.start();
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
System.out.println("Main thread : " + i);
try {
Thread.sleep(100);
} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
System.out.println("Main thread interrupted! " + ie);
}
}
System.out.println("Main thread finished!");
}
@Override
public void run() {
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
System.out.println("Child Thread : " + i);
try {
Thread.sleep(100);
} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
System.out.println("Child thread interrupted! " + ie);
}
}
System.out.println("Child thread finished!");
}
}
Output:
Main thread : 0
Child Thread : 0
Main thread : 1
Child Thread : 1
Main thread finished!
Child thread finished!
This was an example of how to create a Thread with a Runnable in Java.
